According to Jose Morgado, a tennis reporter based in Portugal, Ivanovic has pulled out of the ASB Classic in Auckland, which is held from Jan. 2 – Jan. 7. He also reported that, just last week, the former French Open champion denied rumors that she was pregnant.
Retirement would come as a surprise, considering Ivanovic is just 29 years old and would appear to have plenty of excellent tennis ahead of her. The former world No. 1 is not quite the superstar she once was, though.
She’s fallen all the way down to No. 63 after a season in which she went just 15-16 and didn’t win a title. She lost six first-round matches and made it past the quarterfinals at just one tournament.
Ivanovic ended the season on a five-match losing streak.